Studying and predicting weather is called Meteorology. Knowing what weather is on the way is important to many people. For instance, farmers will not plant crops if they are expecting frost or heavy rain.Weather Instruments: In the past, people used signs in nature, such as the color of the sky at certain times of day, to predict the weather. Today, we use many different instruments to tell us about weather conditions.
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shows wind direction. It has a moving arrow which points in the direction from which the wind is coming, and a fixed base marked with the compass points. A weather e
Studying and predicting weather is called Meteorology. Knowing what weather is on the way is important to many people. For instance, farmers will not plant crops if they are expecting frost or heavy rain. Weather Instruments: In the past, people used signs in nature, such as the color of the sky at certain times of day, to predict the weather. Today, we use many different instruments to tell us about weather conditions.
image from weathersnob.com
shows wind direction. It has a moving arrow which points in the direction from which the wind is coming, and a fixed base marked with the compass points. 
A weather e